How do we best design loco­mo­tion inter­faces for VR that pro­vide “enough” phys­i­cal motion cues (vestibular/proprioceptive) while still being effec­tive, afford­able, com­pact, and safe?

Despite amaz­ing progress in com­put­er graph­ics and VR dis­plays, most afford­able and room-sized VR loco­mo­tion inter­faces pro­vide only little phys­i­cal motion cues (e.g., vestibu­lar & pro­pri­o­cep­tive cues). To pro­vide a more com­pelling and nat­ur­al sen­sa­tion of being in and moving through vir­tu­al envi­ron­ments, and reduced motion sick­ness and dis­ori­en­ta­tion, we design and eval­u­ate novel approach­es towards more embod­ied yet afford­able, safe, and com­pact loco­mo­tion inter­faces for VR. In par­tic­u­lar, we design and inves­ti­gate novel user-pow­ered min­i­mal motion cueing inter­faces that can enhance self-motion per­cep­tion in vir­tu­al reality.

Video of how such motion cueing could be applied in VR simulations

Below is an exam­ple of how one can con­trol the self-motion sim­u­lat­ed in Virtual Reality by simply lean­ing into the direc­tion of intend­ed travel using a lean­ing chair (Gyroxus). No motors, actu­a­tors, or com­plex motion cueing algo­rithms needed.

Below are 2 recent posters pre­sent­ed at IEEE VR 2017:

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